Failure and cracking of Inconel 718 air supply manifold support rods: A service-related contribution to lEPG TA 31

In 1995 an air supply manifold support rod from a high-performance turbofan engine failed by bending fatigue. The rod material was Inconel 718, operating at about 550° in an air environment. Diagnostic aspects of the failure (fatigue in bending, Stage I and Stage II fatigue fracture characteristics, and interference colours due to fracture...

Fractographic examination of specimens from lEPG TA 31 creep tests

The NLR examined by fractography nine ruptured creep specimens supplied by EGT. Three specimens had been tested at 600° C and six specimens had been tested at 650° C. Internal (creep) cracking occured by transgranular microvoid coalescence, which is likely to be characteristic for standard heat treatment Inconel 718. One specimen tested at 600°...